Okay, on to Lesson 1b -- World Book Public Library Edition

World Book Online for Kids

Picked dogs this time, easier to spell than giraffe :-)  I like the tool box at the top, with print, save, email, translate and listen to the section.  Tools like that show that the reader is engaged and probably knows what they are looking for when they visit.  Plenty of pictures, habitat was mostly ignored since most dogs live with people not in the wild.  Watched the video on a dog running an agility course, I've done that, its harder than most good handlers make it look!  Of course a border collie just shows off when they hit a course!


World Book Online Info Finder

Researched dogs again, lots more information came up here (560 items to be exact).  I opened up the Portuguese water dog, they are so cute.  A professor here on campus has one as does a groomer friend of mine.  Friendly and funny dogs. 


World Book Online Reference Center

Searched for New Zealand as my country.  I like the break-down of information on the left, lots of access points that would work for students on campus, good to know.  Results in the center is 552 encylopedia articles, plenty there to choose from.  I also like the information on the right, Primary Sources are so hard for some students to find, this is a great place to look.  Ebooks, well they are starting to be everywhere but the more the better for students!


Advanced Challenge:

World Book Online for Kids

Went into games this time, I love games.  Had to watch the rotating list to decide what to pick!  Stopped it on the U.S. History Fact-Finding Maze.  Okay, that was fun once I figured out how to move the space shuttle!  Not anything my students would use but it was fun none the less.


World Book Online Info Finder

I chose the Interactive Earth (geography being one of my weakest subjects) and went on to Interactive Maps which defaults to South Dakota, cool.  I clicked on the Rapid City pin and got the following facts:  pop. 67,956, me. area pop. 126,382.  Is the 2nd largest city in South Dakota.  Easy and quick way to get some facts, always nice to know.


World Book Online Reference Center

Selected The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to look at, got in and jumped to Chapter 15 where Huck and Jim are rafting down the Mississippi.  Been a while since I read this book.  I like the tools at the top, just like I liked them in the earlier part.  I'm not going to download but it is nice that it can be captured to your device of choice (me, I use Kindle).  Way to much to print but printing a section could be handy.  I also like the Primary Sources and the encyclopedia content about the book.  Good stuff.